Homestays in West Midlands, United Kingdom

I wasn't really sure what to expect when I booked a family room at the Lucarelli Inn. Turns out, I had found a winner. The Lucarelli is a huge, popular Italian restaurant with rooms upstairs. It's very well located near the New Square shopping development with a multitude of shops and restaurants. There is a lot of parking available at the hotel. We were checked in efficiently by a friendly young lady, I was impressed with the early check in time. We turned up soon after 12 and the room was ready. It was advertised as a double and a single but the double was huge - basically 2 single beds together. The wifi worked well, toiletries and coffee / tea was plentiful, the tv was good and everything was clean. If I was looking with a critical eye I would think the room was a little dated, but it was comfortable, well located, quiet - what's not to love?! I would stay here again without hesitation.

Good location only a 15 minute walk from BNS station. Single room was perfect for a solo traveller had everything you’d need, en-suite bathroom, toiletries & beverage tray. Good food served downstairs in the pub.

Terrible place!! Overgrown with ****s in front … hardly any parking at all (perhaps enough for three cars. Room 5 where my colleague slept had the worst bathroom I’ve seen in years at a hotel or guest house. His toilet also wouldn’t flush. My room on the second morning had issues and shower wouldn’t work, so I was asked by the manager (if that was who he was) to shower in my colleagues room!! What a cheek, if I pay an extortionate amount of money which I did for this awful place, I’d expect to have a working shower or a refund!!! The curtains are flimsy to when the sun comes up the room is lit up which means you can’t sleep. Clearly due to religious reasons, this establishment don’t serve bacon or pork sausages in the morning. Not a train smash but would have been nice to know. Lastly, you actually eat your breakfast at a tiny table in the reception area. When we asked for our invoice, we couldn’t even get that because … “they ran out of printer ink” you couldn’t make it up!! I have stayed in about 150 hotels in 3 years and this is the 2nd worst I’ve ever stayed in. Awful place… whoever have rated this place 4 out of 5 clearly aren’t used to staying in nice places. This is a 2 star at most!! The sooner whoever owns this place realises the faults with this establishment and closes it, the better. To be honest, it’s not even in a convenient location. There is nothing I can say positive about the Arden house. I wouldn’t even stay here again if it was free and that’s the truth!! The funny thing is, they have a sign outside with the name Arden House in it with 5 stars under it. The owner sure has a good sense of humour though.

I was part of an all-female adult group who hired the whole property for the weekend via Air BnB. As we were coming from all over the country, the location was top priority and this guesthouse was in an excellent central location very close to the M42/M6. The property itself is clearly signposted and has lots of parking. It was quite hard to find a property that not only could sleep 11 adults but also had enough bathrooms which Haymills did, with every room being en-suite. Upon arrival, the first guest to arrive was greeted by the owner who was very friendly and showed her the basics, such as the key code to the front door (much easier than one person having to remember the key). The guesthouse is well decorated and has a modern feel throughout. The kitchen was very well stocked with cutlery, crockery, pans etc which is often an issue at some locations. There was also a coffee machine that we could use. The welcome basket was a nice touch including bottle of wine. Each room was different and some were quite small but fine for single sleepers. I stayed in the largest room which was very spacious. A few of my fellow guests mentioned that the plug points didn't fit with the furniture layout i.e. you couldn't use them easily and there was no mirror in our bedroom which would have been helpful. Our bathroom had a bath and large shower cubicle which was clean and we had towels/basic toiletries provided. The main issue we had was with the central heating which wasn't working. The host did respond quickly after being called and came to investigate. He had to concede defeat and called a plumber. Fortunately, the hot water was still working and it wasn't particularly cold for the time of year. The host did bring round several electric heaters which were enough for most, but not all, bedrooms. He did bring round a couple more the following day. Despite a visit from the plumber on the second day, the heating was not fixed during our stay. It didn't ruin it but it did mean we had to layer up and move heaters around to make sure everyone's room was warm enough. The lounge was pleasant and nicely furnished. It had a large TV which we didn't use. The large lounge doors/windows had blinds but no curtains (there was a curtain rail) so not sure if this is on the 'to do' list but curtains would have made for a warmer room (and look nicer too). The lounge door was a bit strange in that it had no handle/mechanism so was held closed by a door stop meaning that every time someone left the room, someone in the room had to push the door closed; again, a minor thing but it had a bit of an 'unfinished' feel to it. The house itself is located near the village of Hampton-in-Arden, a very attractive village. We went to the White Lion Inn on the Saturday night for a meal which was delicious. There is a train track running along the back of the property but it didn't cause any issues re noise, nor did the A452 which is a dual carriageway but surprisingly quie

Perfect room for the night - but was disappointed that it took 45 minutes to get into my room after a long days work in London. The main door and room codes weren’t provided after my booking, and staff were confused/ repeated questions - wasn’t too impressed with that unfortunately! Would recommend but felt short changed and the organisation of the place for bookings needs reviewing.

Good location only a 15 minute walk from BNS station. Single room was perfect for a solo traveller had everything you’d need, en-suite bathroom, toiletries & beverage tray. Good food served downstairs in the pub.

Terrible place!! Overgrown with ****s in front … hardly any parking at all (perhaps enough for three cars. Room 5 where my colleague slept had the worst bathroom I’ve seen in years at a hotel or guest house. His toilet also wouldn’t flush. My room on the second morning had issues and shower wouldn’t work, so I was asked by the manager (if that was who he was) to shower in my colleagues room!! What a cheek, if I pay an extortionate amount of money which I did for this awful place, I’d expect to have a working shower or a refund!!! The curtains are flimsy to when the sun comes up the room is lit up which means you can’t sleep. Clearly due to religious reasons, this establishment don’t serve bacon or pork sausages in the morning. Not a train smash but would have been nice to know. Lastly, you actually eat your breakfast at a tiny table in the reception area. When we asked for our invoice, we couldn’t even get that because … “they ran out of printer ink” you couldn’t make it up!! I have stayed in about 150 hotels in 3 years and this is the 2nd worst I’ve ever stayed in. Awful place… whoever have rated this place 4 out of 5 clearly aren’t used to staying in nice places. This is a 2 star at most!! The sooner whoever owns this place realises the faults with this establishment and closes it, the better. To be honest, it’s not even in a convenient location. There is nothing I can say positive about the Arden house. I wouldn’t even stay here again if it was free and that’s the truth!! The funny thing is, they have a sign outside with the name Arden House in it with 5 stars under it. The owner sure has a good sense of humour though.

Clean house .tidy and housekeeper friendly

I wasn't really sure what to expect when I booked a family room at the Lucarelli Inn. Turns out, I had found a winner. The Lucarelli is a huge, popular Italian restaurant with rooms upstairs. It's very well located near the New Square shopping development with a multitude of shops and restaurants. There is a lot of parking available at the hotel. We were checked in efficiently by a friendly young lady, I was impressed with the early check in time. We turned up soon after 12 and the room was ready. It was advertised as a double and a single but the double was huge - basically 2 single beds together. The wifi worked well, toiletries and coffee / tea was plentiful, the tv was good and everything was clean. If I was looking with a critical eye I would think the room was a little dated, but it was comfortable, well located, quiet - what's not to love?! I would stay here again without hesitation.

I was part of an all-female adult group who hired the whole property for the weekend via Air BnB. As we were coming from all over the country, the location was top priority and this guesthouse was in an excellent central location very close to the M42/M6. The property itself is clearly signposted and has lots of parking. It was quite hard to find a property that not only could sleep 11 adults but also had enough bathrooms which Haymills did, with every room being en-suite. Upon arrival, the first guest to arrive was greeted by the owner who was very friendly and showed her the basics, such as the key code to the front door (much easier than one person having to remember the key). The guesthouse is well decorated and has a modern feel throughout. The kitchen was very well stocked with cutlery, crockery, pans etc which is often an issue at some locations. There was also a coffee machine that we could use. The welcome basket was a nice touch including bottle of wine. Each room was different and some were quite small but fine for single sleepers. I stayed in the largest room which was very spacious. A few of my fellow guests mentioned that the plug points didn't fit with the furniture layout i.e. you couldn't use them easily and there was no mirror in our bedroom which would have been helpful. Our bathroom had a bath and large shower cubicle which was clean and we had towels/basic toiletries provided. The main issue we had was with the central heating which wasn't working. The host did respond quickly after being called and came to investigate. He had to concede defeat and called a plumber. Fortunately, the hot water was still working and it wasn't particularly cold for the time of year. The host did bring round several electric heaters which were enough for most, but not all, bedrooms. He did bring round a couple more the following day. Despite a visit from the plumber on the second day, the heating was not fixed during our stay. It didn't ruin it but it did mean we had to layer up and move heaters around to make sure everyone's room was warm enough. The lounge was pleasant and nicely furnished. It had a large TV which we didn't use. The large lounge doors/windows had blinds but no curtains (there was a curtain rail) so not sure if this is on the 'to do' list but curtains would have made for a warmer room (and look nicer too). The lounge door was a bit strange in that it had no handle/mechanism so was held closed by a door stop meaning that every time someone left the room, someone in the room had to push the door closed; again, a minor thing but it had a bit of an 'unfinished' feel to it. The house itself is located near the village of Hampton-in-Arden, a very attractive village. We went to the White Lion Inn on the Saturday night for a meal which was delicious. There is a train track running along the back of the property but it didn't cause any issues re noise, nor did the A452 which is a dual carriageway but surprisingly quie

I genuinely can’t get my head around the dreadful reviews about this place. I booked it through ***********, because it looked pleasant enough, and got it at a fantastic price of just £35 for one of the small pods. The night before I arrived, I discovered the terrible reviews and panicked. I called the venue on the day, expressed my nervousness and pleaded that they double check everything was okay. Whether they did that and that is why I had a good day, I don’t know, but I can hardly fault it. The pod itself was very small, but the bed was perfectly adequate for two people, although I was on my own, with a decent television with excellent reception and superb fast Wi-Fi. The pod was clean and tidy, as was the washroom in the adjacent pod. This is allegedly a shared facility, although I didn’t encounter anybody else during my stay. There was a very busy activity happening over at the conference centre, and I’d be lying. If I said I couldn’t hear some of the music and shouting. But it’s a conference centre. What do people expect? And it wasn’t exactly ruining my evening, I came to spend the night in a Pod outdoors, not a lodge in the middle of the Lake District. The lady on reception, who I spoke to when I rang earlier today, and who also met me when I arrived, was absolutely delightful, confirming she had only recently joined the company, but was clearly dedicated and very professional. I will definitely stay again